We recommend you shop early and online for the most popular 2008 prom dresses. Online shopping has become a more comfortable experience for consumer and demand with online shopping for prom dresses has seen a dramatic increase in the last few years. For those people that don't live near a physical store that carries a huge selection, they can turn to online sites instead. Internet shopping is getting more convenient with the busy schedules many people have. An added bonus now is that many sites now offer free shipping. Many Internet retailers of prom dresses have their spring styles available in the fall of the previous year, so you can start shopping earlier online than your local stores allow. You should also be able to get discount prices on all prom dresses, including designer ones. By shopping online, you get convinience as well as the ability to pick from a better selection, and obtain your dress long before it's sold out or only available on backorder to a date past the prom.

You should start shopping for prom dresses in December and January before they start selling out and going onto backorder. The earlier you shop, the better. The heaviest months for the new season's prom dresses are November and December, however prom dress designers and manufacturers get their styles into shops as early as September. The best selection of the most popular styles is normally available in December. The most popular styles are often already on back-order for several months by December or January. Most people have already ordered the most popular styles of prom dresses by the time the magazines show up in stores. Without magazines, how do they know about these new styles? They get on the internet.

Many countries have their formal events at different times of the year, so prom dress sites normally sell internationally. As an example, Australian proms are in the fall. Also there are other events in the winter. Many people end up ordering prom dresses in December, needing them for events in January or February.

If you wait until March or April prepare yourself to have a less popular dress style. New styles of prom dresses for spring proms are released every year but, our experience shows that there is an average of about 10 specific dress styles that are in demand within each year. Historically, most of the popular styles have come from Jovani, Flirt, Alyce Designs, Mori Lee, Paris Prom, and Joli Prom.

So don't wait, start your shopping early and find the perfect dress for you!